Cuzco Birding Tour
Cuzco Birding Tours: Abra Málaga
The rarest forest in the Andes: Polylepis woodland at 4,300 metres and the endemics that survive in it.
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Abra Málaga & Polylepis Forest
The road over the Abra Málaga pass, climbing from Ollantaytambo to 4,300 metres, is one of the most celebrated birding transects in Peru. Its treasure is the stunted Polylepis woodland clinging to the high slopes — among the most threatened forest types on Earth — home to the critically endangered Royal Cinclodes, the endemic White-browed Tit-Spinetail and Marcapata Spinetail, Line-fronted Canastero and the dazzling Giant Conebill.
The humid east side of the pass adds a completely different cast — hummingbirds like Sword-billed Hummingbird and Collared Inca among mixed flocks that get richer with every switchback down toward the cloud forest.
This is our most-requested upcoming tour and it's nearly ready. Contact us for the first departure dates, or we can arrange it privately now.
What You'll Target
Target species
Species shown in red are Peruvian endemics.
- Royal Cinclodes
- White-browed Tit-Spinetail
- Marcapata Spinetail
- Line-fronted Canastero
- Giant Conebill
- White-tufted Sunbeam
- Sword-billed Hummingbird
- Collared Inca
- Puna Thistletail
- Andean Condor
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